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Makepeace, Thomas (? - 1667)

Thomas Makepeace, gentleman, was known in his time of a man of quite independent opinions. He was informed by the Court in 1639, that "Because of his novile disposition they were weary of him unless he should reform." He appeared first in records in 1637 in Boston, "It is agreed that Mr. Thomas Makepeace shall have a house plot and garden place." The next year he is shown to have been a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company established that year. In 1641, he was living at Dorchester where he owned lands; it was at about this time that he married at the First Church, Boston, Mrs. Elizabeth Mellowes as his second wife. In Dorchester, he was a supporter of a free school. In 1654, Thomas was in the "Narraganset Expedition" against the Indians, for which he received pay from the treasury of the Massachusetts Bay. His will on record in the Probate Office in Boston, was dated 30 June 1666. Thomas Makepeace had come from England, according to his statement in his will passing to his eldest son a house and land in England to which he was an heir. No records have been located to indicate from which part of England he came. JONES-THOMPSON Family Tree

 

James Moon (abt 1650-1713)

James Moon and his wife Joan Burgess and six children came in 1682 to Philadelphia from Bristol, England on the ship Lamb at the same time as William Penn came on the ship Welcome. One story is that Moon had been jailed in England for being a Quaker and that Penn arranged his release and departure to America. In Pennsylvania, James was a member of Falls Monthly Meeting of Friends. James' name is seen frequently in court records of Bucks county after 1685 as a member of grand and petit juries and serving in various capacities by appointment of the court. He died September, 1713. He is buried in the old graveyard at Fallington, Falls township, near Morrisville, Pennsylvania. His will specifically lists his children with James Jr. as his oldest son. THORNBURG-WATTON Family Tree

 

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